gas crisis
11-Party Alliance announces nationwide protests over gas, electricity crisis
Coalition announces long marches, rail journey and Dhaka rally from September to November
6 August 2026
Over 200 small Gazipur garment factories declare 3-day break
With Wednesday's public holiday marking the second anniversary of the July Uprising, and Friday and Saturday being weekly holidays, factory managements opted to shut for three consecutive days rather than reopen today before the weekend
6 August 2026
FSRU fragility exposing gas supply vulnerabilities
Every disruption at floating terminals spirals into national gas crisis
6 August 2026
Accelerate domestic gas exploration
The government should speed up domestic gas exploration to expand supply and reduce the country’s reliance on costly imports, according to economists, as the prolonged shortage hurts private investment, industrial output and export competitiveness.
4 August 2026
Gas crisis ripples across economy
Over 3,000MW of loadshedding recorded yesterday
4 August 2026
Gas crisis strikes paracetamol API, other industries
Drugmakers appear to be the latest victims of a worsening supply crunch already hurting factories across industrial belts
29 July 2026
Industries reel under gas crisis
Bangladesh’s industrial sector is taking a heavy hit from the worsening gas crisis, which is raising operating costs and threatening the country’s export competitiveness.
26 July 2026
Gas crisis deepens country’s reliance on fertiliser imports
Domestic output meets less than one-fifth of annual demand
25 July 2026
Weak utilities, security gaps stifle growth at Sherpur BSCIC estate
The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) industrial estate in Sherpur is grappling with poor infrastructure, inadequate utility services and security concerns, with entrepreneurs warning that the problems are discouraging investment and constraining industrial growth.
15 June 2026
Gas shortage brings DAP fertiliser production to a halt
An acute shortage of ammonia has closed down production at the state-owned DAP Fertilizer Company Limited (DAPFCL), marking a fresh setback for the country’s fertiliser supply chain, officials said.
20 April 2026
Govt trying to get Bhola gas as LNG
Bhola island’s demand stands at 90 mmcfd. The remaining 30 mmcfd is planned to be supplied to industrial areas under Titas Gas.
28 January 2026
Gas crisis fuels sufferings, extra costs
Dhaka residents are struggling to cook daily meals amid a worsening gas crisis affecting both pipeline supplies and bottled liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
12 January 2026
City kitchens go cold amid gas crisis
Gas supply to thousands of homes in different parts of the capital came to a complete or partial halt yesterday morning after a key valve on a distribution line burst.
11 January 2026
Pipeline leak cuts gas supply to near zero in parts of Dhaka
Amid an ongoing shortage of household gas supply over the past couple of months, a leak in a pipeline un
10 January 2026
Energy adviser blames section of politicians, businessmen for crisis in gas sector
Says corruption and poor planning worsened gas supply and power generation
11 October 2025
Gas supply declining despite higher LNG imports
The country’s overall gas supply dropped further last fiscal year, despite higher LNG imports, due to a continued decline in domestic production.
10 October 2025
Most fertiliser plants starved of gas
The govt needs to import as much as 50 percent of the country's annual urea demand
6 October 2025
Ensure adequate gas supply to garment factories: BGMEA
A team of BGMEA leaders met Energy Division secretary today
20 August 2025
Gas crisis deepens in port city as Maheshkhali LNG supply disrupted
The situation, triggered by bad weather and rough seas caused by a depression in the Bay of Bengal, has left households struggling with daily chores
19 June 2025
Investment at stake as gas crisis chokes textile, RMG factories
The country’s flagship textiles and readymade garments (RMG) industries are reeling from a crippling gas crisis, threatening an estimated $70 billion in investments amid mounting global trade uncertainty over new US tariffs.
4 May 2025